Lleyn x Cheviot

[Northeastfarmer]

Dad turned up with these gimmer lambs yesterday....never tried either breed before but I quite like them
What are they likely to be like with a beltex on them

 

[glensman]

Dad turned up with these gimmer lambs yesterday....never tried either breed before but I quite like them
What are they likely to be like with a beltex on them

Look good stuff, the beltex cross lambs should be be top quality and they are likely to be great mothers with loads of milk.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Look good stuff, the beltex cross lambs should be be top quality and they are likely to be great mothers with loads of milk.

Sound perfect then...I’ve always fancied trying some Cheviots or Cheviot crosses but you don’t get that many around here...looking forward to seeing how they do

 

[glensman]

Sound perfect then...I’ve always fancied trying some Cheviots or Cheviot crosses but you don’t get that many around here...looking forward to seeing how they do

As far as I'm aware lleyn/cheviot is one of those clicks that works really well.

 

[M-J-G]

I was just thinking the other day that a Cheviot X Lleyn could be a very useful ewe

 

[Nithsdale]

I was just thinking the other day that a Cheviot X Lleyn could be a very useful ewe

Early days, but the ones I have, I really like



Those in the pictures look likely to be Lairg (hill) Northies, I've been using a Park Northie - a bit bigger/more frame for keeping inbye using the Suffolk and Texel tups

 

[UpAndUnder]

smart!!! How would they compare to a lleyn x texel scanning wise?

 

[neilo]

Poor man’s Cheviot Mules?

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Poor man’s Cheviot Mules?

If they are a poor mans sheep they’ll suit us then

 

[Nithsdale]

Poor man’s Cheviot Mules?

Superior to the Chev Mule, in my limited but growing experience

 

[S J H]

Dad turned up with these gimmer lambs yesterday....never tried either breed before but I quite like them
What are they likely to be like with a beltex on them

If they‘re where i think they’re from they’ll be very good sheep. My father has some of the same.

 

[neilo]

Superior to the Chev Mule, in my limited but growing experience

I would have thought so too, but didn’t want to upset the BFL fan club.

 

[Bury the Trash]

They would shear as long its asap.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

They would shear as long its asap.

I won’t be pissin about clipping them now

 

[Bury the Trash]

I won’t be pissin about clipping them now

They would tho.

But anyway Give them a good dagging instead

They should make good sheep

 

[MF135]

Bit off topic I know but has anyone ever put a bfl over lleyn ewes? And what was the end result?

 

[Bury the Trash]

 

[egbert]

did it a bit in the 80s-90s. I found them waaaay too prolific for me.
Also used to get several hermaphrodites, although that presumably was the Lleyn ram in question.

 

[Nithsdale]

I would have thought so too, but didn’t want to upset the BFL fan club.

F**k'em. We are too kind to that bunch

 

[Bob the beef]

F**k'em. We are too kind to that bunch

Don't worry they won't see this thread. They're all out in the sheds trimming up tups for Lanark "Kelso" sale on Saturday. Bound to be a few fireworks in the offing, with al the money made off mule lambs